Modernism (nationalism)

Modernism is a school of nationalism which argues that the concept of nations was caused by modernity, and is, in fact, a recent phenomenon. Modernists argue that nationalism first developed during the mid-18th century, opposing supporters of Primordialism, who believe that nationalism is an ancient concept dating back to the earliest civilizations. Modernism plays a key role in Marxism, which argues that the bourgeois class created "bourgeois nationalism" to divide the workers and prevent them from uniting in the struggle against capitalism.